Josette Day

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Female

Birthday

1914-07-31

Day of death

1978-06-27 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Josette Day

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josette Day (July 31, 1914 - June 27, 1978) was a French film actress. Born in Paris, she began her career as an actress in 1919 at the age of five. Day was married in 1941 to famous French studio head Marcel Pagnol, who she met in January 1939. In 1946, she played her best-known role, alongside Jean Marais, as Belle in director Jean Cocteau's famous take on the classic French fairytale Beauty and the Beast. Despite playing numerous parts in famous French films, Day ended her career as an actress in 1950 when she was only 36 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josette Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • L'Aristo

    L'Aristo

  • Arlette et l'Amour

    Arlette et l'Amour

  • Monsieur Bégonia

    Monsieur Bégonia

  • Love, Madame

    Love, Madame

  • Mam'zelle Spahi

    Mam'zelle Spahi

  • Le couché de la mariée

    Le couché de la mariée

  • Ménilmontant

    Ménilmontant

  • Oaths

    Oaths

  • Club de femmes

    Club de femmes

  • Monsieur Brotonneau

    Monsieur Brotonneau

  • The Well-Digger's Daughter

    The Well-Digger's Daughter

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • Sisters-in-Arms

    Sisters-in-Arms

  • Coralie and Company

    Coralie and Company

  • Miss Helyett

    Miss Helyett

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Bargekeepers Daughter

    Bargekeepers Daughter

  • The Image Book

    The Image Book

  • The Merry Monarch

    The Merry Monarch

  • The Storm Within

    The Storm Within

  • Lucrezia Borgia

    Lucrezia Borgia

  • The Flame

    The Flame

  • The Man of the Day

    The Man of the Day

  • Swiss Tour

    Swiss Tour

  • The Five Cents of Lavarede

    The Five Cents of Lavarede

  • La Prière aux étoiles

    La Prière aux étoiles

  • La Croisée des chemins

    La Croisée des chemins

  • Final Accord

    Final Accord

  • The Bureaucrats

    The Bureaucrats

  • Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane

    Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane

  • Stolen Affections

    Stolen Affections

  • C'était un musicien

    C'était un musicien

  • La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

    La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

  • König Pausole

    König Pausole

  • Bibi-la-Purée

    Bibi-la-Purée

  • Antonia

    Antonia

  • The Regiment's Champion

    The Regiment's Champion

  • Here's Berlin

    Here's Berlin

  • The Barber of Seville

    The Barber of Seville

  • Jeunesse d'abord

    Jeunesse d'abord

  • Colomba

    Colomba

  • The Daughters of the Concierge

    The Daughters of the Concierge

  • Aux portes de Paris

    Aux portes de Paris

  • N'aimer que toi

    N'aimer que toi

  • Just Leon

    Just Leon

  • Daddy's Girl

    Daddy's Girl

  • La Sonnette d'alarme

    La Sonnette d'alarme

  • Un bouquet de flirts

    Un bouquet de flirts